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The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025 Concludes with Farewell Celebration
NAPA VALLEY, California — After three days of transformative conversations and industry insights, the third edition of The Business of Beauty's Global Beauty Forum concluded with a farewell dinner.
Hosted in partnership with L'Oréal Groupe, the evening celebrated The Business of Beauty Global Awards winners who were carefully selected by an esteemed jury including Imran Amed, BoF's founder and CEO, and Ali Goldstein, L'Oréal USA's president of mergers and acquisitions. Goldstein presented the Creative Execution Award in the Breakthrough Track to premium skincare label Akt London, founded by Ed Currie and Andy Coxon from the United Kingdom.
The dinner served as both a celebration of these entrepreneurs' current achievements and a launch pad for the innovations that will chart beauty's next chapter, while providing an opportunity for guests to reflect together on learnings gleaned at the forum. Imran Amed, founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion, and Hailey Bieber, founder and creative director of Rhode. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion)
Those in attendance — from beauty industry leaders to retail executives and entrepreneurs — first gathered outside the Stanly Ranch Glasshouse, with its panoramic views overlooking the Napa Valley vineyards during golden hour. As guests took their seats for dinner, Amed and Goldstein delivered a toast reflecting on the remarkable achievements recognised by The Business of Beauty Global Awards.
'It has been so inspiring to hear our finalists' stories and learn about the challenges you have faced and the change you want to drive in the industry,' said Amed in his remarks. 'We are grateful to do these events alongside our partners, including L'Oréal, and over the past few days, we have worked together as part of the jury to deliberate on our winners.'
Goldstein reinforced the collaborative spirit, adding: 'The spirit of L'Oréal is about identifying and supporting the beauty industry around the world, highlighting fantastic innovation, recognising great founders and great brands. This forum really brings that to light and we couldn't have been more excited to have been a part of it.'
The award winners, selected from over 100 applicants from 17 countries and five continents, represented a diverse range of innovative companies and founders. The honorees were celebrated alongside an audience that included Hailey Bieber, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tarang Amin, Marc Terlet, Yasmin Sewell and Sydney Towle. Justine Skye, musical artist, and Joe Holder, founder of the Ocho System and wellness columnist at GQ. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion) Hailey Bieber, founder and creative director of Rhode, and Tendai Moyo, co-founder and CEO of Ruka. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion) From left to right: Robin Tsai, general partner at VMG Partners; Isamaya Ffrench, makeup artist and founder and creative director of Isamaya Beauty; Ali Goldstein, president of US mergers and acquisitions at L'Oréal Groupe; Priya Rao, executive editor at The Business of Fashion; Imran Amed, founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion; Marianna Hewitt, co-founder of Summer Fridays; and Carolyn Bojanowski, executive vice president of merchandising at Sephora. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion) Melissa Butler, founder of The Lip Bar, and Christopher Skinner, chief revenue officer at Front Row. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion) From left to right: Susan Yara, founder of Naturium; Charlotte Palermino, chief brand officer at Dieux; and Marianna Hewitt, co-founder of Summer Fridays. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion ) Winners of The Business of Beauty Global Awards 2025, from left to right: Molly Sims, founder of YSE Beauty; Haisam Mohammed, founder of Unifrom; Kate Neal and Remi Paringaux, co-founders of Commune; Susanne Manasi, founder of Manasi 7; Tendai Moyo, co-founder and CEO of Ruka; and Andy Coxon and Ed Currie, co-founders of AKT London. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion) Robin Tsai, general partner at VMG Partners, and Henry Davis, CEO of Sakara Life. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion) Pilkyung Yoon Choi, CMO of Laneige, and Stella Kim, global director of merchandising at Sephora. (Getty Images for The Business of Fashion)
This is a sponsored feature paid for by L'Oréal Groupe as part of a BoF partnership.
